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-# file GENERATED by distutils, do NOT edit
-LICENSE.txt
-MANIFEST.in
-README.md
-setup.py
-ldapper/__init__.py
-ldapper/api.py
-ldapper/connection.py
-ldapper/ldapperobject.py
-ldapper/test/__init__.py
-ldapper/test/test_ldapper.py